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Watts - Mulitple subwoofers on a single amp channel


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hey guys, i have had this doubt in my mind for years now and i can't find any clear answers on the web.

if you have multiple subwoofers connected on a single amp channel at 1 ohm vs. a single subwoofer at the same ohm, will the watts be affected? I mean if the amp output is 1000 watts at 1 ohm obviously the single connected subwoofer will receive 1000 watts but what if you have 4 subwoofers connected at 1 ohm to the same amp, will all subs receive 1000 watts?

I think the above logic is wrong, please HELP.....

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Power gets divided evenly between all the subs. 1 ohm is 1 ohm. Same power will be delivered.

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1sub 1000w

2subs 500w each

4subs 250w each

8subs 125w each

would be the example if it's wired correctly to total load of 1ohm on the amp

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Thanks everyone for replying to my topic. This makes perfect sense. I actually have 4 subwoofers dual 2ohm voice coils on a hifonics 2500 watt amp. So according to your logic i'm only giving them 625 watts? :( well that sux. i'm pretty impressed with the performance though. It flexs the hell out of my back door (2 dr tahoe) and even my hood/grill flex. o_O. ok thanks everyone, it looks like i'll need to change my wiring configuration and add additional amps.

THANKS ALOT!

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I'm really glad you asked this because I've been wondering the same thing for a while now!

sure man no problem. I've installed all my system and i think i have decent audio knowledge and but had just been bugging me for so long. Now I am scared of the potential of my system once i figure out what i can do with it knowing this.....

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